Japan vs Norway: Mortality rate, infant
Japan
1.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Norway
1.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Japan rank
190th
Norway rank
187th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th of 195 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.41 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.29 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 5.81 per 1,000 live births | 8.06 per 1,000 live births | 2.25 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | 5.09 per 1,000 live births | 0.98 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | 0.56 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.08 per 1,000 live births | 2.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.9 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Japan and Norway?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Japan ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release